SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert - SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

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Jul30

SQL SERVER – DevOps for the DBA – Notes from the Field #091

Pinal Dave

SQL

Notes from the Field, SQL Server

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[Note from Pinal]: This is a 91st episode of Notes from the Field series. Divas is a new buzz word with lots of substance behind it. Not everyone understands what it means and not everyone actually related it to their daily job. Lots of people think that it is alright to not explore and learn about this as after a few days or months it will be meaningless. However, the reality seems very different about DevOps as it is one of the concepts which is just rediscovered. I recently asked my friend Stuart about what it means by DevOps for DBA and he had a informative answer to this question.

Jul29

SQL SERVER – Error: Msg 245 – Conversion failed when converting the varchar value ‘Inactive’ to data type int

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Error Messages

Using CASE statements is something I see a lot of developers use. They use it in complex environments and I have been fortunate to troubleshoot and look at code blocks that run for pages using the standard CASE statements. This blog post is inspired by one such errors using CASE…

Jul28

SQL SERVER – Free SQL Complete Add-in For SSMS

This article covers main features of ApexSQL Complete, free SQL complete add-in. You can download the most recent version, and check its features while reading the article.

Jul27

SQL SERVER – Inserting into Sparse Column Sets and Errors Associated With It

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SPARSE Columns, SQL Scripts

I have written tons of blogs in the past around using sparse columns. The best part and lesser known part of sparse columns is that we can write to the column sets directly too. In this blog let me take a tour of how this can be achieved. When sparse…

Jul26

Interview Question of the Week #029 – Difference Between CHARINDEX vs PATINDEX

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Interview Questions and Answers, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

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Question: What is the difference between CHARINDEX vs PATINDEX? Answer: We can use either CHARINDEX or PATINDEX to search in a TEXT field in SQL SERVER. The CHARINDEX and PATINDEX functions return the starting position of a pattern you specify. Both functions take two arguments. With PATINDEX, you must include percent signs before and…

Jul25

SQL SERVER – How to Find If Queries are Running in Parallel?

Pinal Dave

SQL Performance

Parallel, SQL CPU, SQL Scripts, SQL Server

Let us learn today how to find if queries are running in Parallel? If a query runs in parallel it is a query that SQL Server thinks is expensive.

Jul24

SQL SERVER – FIX – Property IsLocked is Not Available for Login

Pinal Dave

SQL, SQL Server, SQL Tips and Tricks

SQL Lock, SQL Scripts

I play and experiment with SQL Server to the max. Sometimes I am not sure what I did and I land into something undesired. Then the reason to troubleshoot starts and I get to learn something new. Sometimes these learnings are based on error messages that you folks send me.…

Pinal Dave is an SQL Server Performance Tuning Expert and independent consultant with over 24 years of hands-on experience. He holds a Masters of Science degree and numerous database certifications.

Pinal has authored 14 SQL Server database books and 100 Pluralsight courses. To freely share his knowledge and help others build their expertise, Pinal has also written more than 5,800 database tech articles on his blog at https://blog.sqlauthority.com.

Pinal is an experienced and dedicated professional with a deep commitment to flawless customer service. If you need help with any SQL Server Performance Tuning Issues, please feel free to reach out at pinal@sqlauthority.com.

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